Paul Lon Overbaugh

Military
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group. media-395077.jpg FRE 5134 The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5134 - The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

Orginal Crew #8. Shot down 29 July 1943 in B-17 42-29700 which crashed near Schleswig. Prisoner of War (POW). No MACR found

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The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36395293
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-735269
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35665828
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16101071
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-736507 , Enlsited ASN 14076769
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Jimmie Boy
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron

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Born

Greene County, NY, USA 10 March 1908 Cauterskill Greene County New York, USA

Enlisted

Camp Blanding, 5629 State Road 16 West Bldg 2300 Avenue A, Starke, FL 32091, USA 18 April 1942 Residence: Undefined Private, Branch Immaterial

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Assigned

11 March 1943 Assigned to the 384th BG on Gowen Field (Boise, Idaho) Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, Robert Manning Crew, 3 combat missions.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

29 July 1943 POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Died

Miami, FL, USA 15 April 1982 Burial: Florida National Cemetery Bushnell Sumter County Florida, USA Plot: 317, 0, 346

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 205 , http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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